Song Category: Early Country

One beautiful night when the moon was full And the air was crisp and clear A cowboy lay on the star lit plain And thought of his home so dear He thought of his ...

My pocket book was empty My heart was full of pain Ten thousand miles away from home Bumming the railroad train It was standing on the platform Smoking a cheep ...

Oh listen today and a story I’ll tell, In sadness and tear rimmed eyes, Of a dreadful cyclone that came this way, And blew our schoolhouse away : Rye Cove...

   Dark and stormy weather    It still inclines to rain    The clouds hang over center    My love’s gone away on the train We met loved and parted I thoug...

Come and listen, young fellers, so young and so fine And seek not your fortune in the dark dreary mines It will form as a habit and seep in your soul ‘Til...

When first I met my darling daisies Down by the garden wall I was walking along the street so shady I was going for a twilight call    I love to sing and dance ...

I once had a dark haired true lover She was all this world to me She promised herself to another Now don’t you think this was mean    Take back every word...

Oh the night was dark and stormy When this message came to me It was from my darling Nellie Who is far across the sea Oh dear Jack I know I’m dying I̵...

I’m drifting into deep water I’m starting to care for you And you’re getting me in deep water Be careful what you do. You want a romance and I...

I once did have a dear companion Indeed I thought his love my own Until a dark eyed girl betrayed me And then he cares no more for me Just go and leave me if yo...